长安画派代表人物,一九三六年生于陕西长安。一九六三年毕业于西安美术学院中国画系。 一九七八年调中国美术家协会陕西分会从事专业创作。先后任职于陕西省美术家协会、深圳市文学艺术界联合会 等单位。
    现为中国美术家协会会员、国家一级美术师,中国国家画院院委,享受XXX特殊津贴专家。
    擅人物、花鸟,山水,书法。画风严谨而洒落,不拘成格,用笔用墨自具特色。作品曾多次入选国内外大 型美术作品展览并在多种专业报刊上发表,或被博物馆、美术馆、纪念馆等单位收藏。主要作品有:《平型关大 捷》《悼红轩主像》《壮怀激烈》《黄陵古柏》《白石山翁》《沈括》《生当作人杰》《曹雪芹》《屈原》《石 钟山记意》《春颂》等。出版有《王子武画集》《王子武画谱》等。

　　A representative of the Chang’an School of painting, Wang Ziwu was born in 1936 in the City of Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. After graduating from the Department of Chinese Painting, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts in 1963, he was assigned to the Shaanxi Branch of the Chinese Artists’ Association as a professional painter in 1978. Among others, he also worked at the Shaanxi Artists’ Association and the Shenzhen Federation of Literature and Arts.
　　Now a member of the Chinese Artists’ Association, Wang Ziwu is a First-Rate National Artist, a Fellow at the National Academy of Arts, and a recipient of a Special Allowance from the State Council. 　　　　　　
　　Specializing in portraits, flowers and birds, landscape, and calligraphy, Mr. Wang employs a rigorous and free-flowing style that does not succumb to fixed molds and is recognized for his special traits in brushwork and ink application. His works have been frequently featured in major art exhibitions in China and overseas, published in professional newspapers and journals, and collected in museums, art galleries, and memorial halls and other venues. Major representative works include Victory at Pingxing Pass, Portrait of Master of the Mourning Rouge Pavilion (Cao Xueqin), Portrait of Yue Fei, Ancient Cypresses at the Tomb of Huangdi, Portrait of Qi Baishi, Portrait of Shen Kuo, Portrait of Li Qingzhao, Portrait of Cao Xueqin, Portrait of Qu Yuan, Memories of Shizhong Mountain, and Ode to Spring. His published books include Wang Ziwu’s Art Album, Wang Ziwu’s Paintings, and other publications.